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Benkei holding a handscroll
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Musashibô Benkei, here played by kabuki actor Ichikawa Danjurô VIII, looking sideways while holding a written scroll in his hands to prevent Togashi from seeing that the scroll is empty.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineBenkei holding a handscroll. 1849. Utagawa Kuniyoshi. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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